Tyler Dunman joins the Institute as the Special Counsel in Uganda. In this role, he will work in Uganda’s Office of the Director of Public...
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Institute CEO Featured in Baylor Alumni Magazine
Institute Founding Director and CEO Victor Boutros was featured in the October issue of Baylor University’s alumni magazine. Victor graduated from...
#InContext: Mum Bett
In the wake of the Revolutionary War, Patriot demands for “freedom,” “liberty,” and “equality” circulated throughout New England as new state...
Douglass Fellows Learn from Experts in D.C.
The Institute’s third class of Douglass Fellows joined staff for two days of hands-on orientation and training in Washington, D.C. in September....
#InContext: Karl Marx
Karl Marx sought to reform what he viewed as the most serious problem of his era: the poverty and exploitation of the working class. Through his...
#InContext: Agnes Igoye
Today, there are an estimated 24.9 million victims of human trafficking; that is about three times the population of New York City. While it is...
#InContext: William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a nineteenth century British member of Parliament who dedicated his life and political career to the abolition of slavery....
#InContext: Susan B. Anthony
Best known as one of the most prominent leaders of the women’s suffrage movement, Susan Brownell Anthony dedicated her life to advocacy on many...
#InContext: Father Gregory Boyle
Father Gregory Boyle demonstrates how compassion requires discomfort. He goes to the places where nobody wants to go, and he works with the people...
Douglass Fellows Mentor Joins Department of Justice
Betsy Hutson, a Douglass Fellows mentor and experienced prosecutor, recently announced that she will join the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in...
The Human Trafficking Institute Selects 2019-20 Douglass Fellowship Class, Announces Mentors
By: MOLLY WICKER This September, the Human Trafficking Institute will welcome seven students from some of the nation’s top law programs for the...
Judicial Law Clerk Presents at International Conference
By: CHERISSE FRANCIS Last month, Cherisse Francis, the Judicial Law Clerk to the designated TIP justice of Belize, attended the International...